Fender construction for vehicles



May 20, 1930. BLUQD 1,759,793

FENDER CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 5, 1929 ATTORNEY Fig 1 is a "fragmentalf elevationa view I l of a preferred form of constructionfor-myin [4O vention; 7

Patented May 20, f v i BART Limp, ornnmonn; INDIANA FENDER consrnuo'rron nonvEHIoLnsf hApplicatio n filed January' 5, n ne seriain 330,537

This invention relates to'certain novelimprovements in fender constructlons for vehiclesiand has for its principal object the pro-f vision of an improved constructionxof this 5 character which will be efi'ectivein its'functioning'and'economieal inmanufacture.

The salient object of my invention is to provide a fenderwhich willhave associated therewith a fin construction that will pre-f lo vent water andthe likethrown thereagainst from passing over the, edges thereofto mar the'appearance of the vehicle with which it is associated. V v, v a

:In previous fender constructlons the fender 15 was provided with a downwardly depending lip along the outer edge thereof and when water was throwniagainstthe under-surface 'ofthe fender it wouldtend to, run to theedgeof this slip and be dispersed; outwardly there- ,zgfm in a substantially fan-shape manner.

Portions o'f this water would be pickedup by theair agitated by the. vehicle and "thlS WZtter would be blown against theb'ody of the Vehicle. Inasmuch as this water carried mud 3 and other foreign substances. the appearance of the vehicle was greatly marred when this 7 water evaporated. It'is thereforethe princia -.pal"object of my invention to: obviate the foregoing condition.

' Other ob'ects wiufapp'eaa h in ft.- o The invention consists. in the novel combi- I nation and arrangement'ofparts to bev here inafter described and-clainied-.-*

The invention will beibe'st understogafby I reference to the-accompanying drawing,

showing the preferred i'forrnof fconst ct "Fi .2 is a side eiaviiiiean'vitgaflthe vice as illustrated inoFijg. 1; and

3 is a sectionalview taken substantial}:

- 4;; 1 In the accompanying drawing wherein l have illustrated the preferred; form "of con- .struction for, my invention; 10. ;indicates the I I back skirt of a fender construction of con. l 1 ventional design whichterminates in a hori l y di pos d hv od p rtion 1 at is p -l skirt 10, with a downwardly depending lip 12. The hood l1 terminates at its forward;

endin a downwardly depending lip portion 13. The skirt and hood 11" terminate -in a subst'antiallyfiat portion 141 whichiisintend I ed to be connected to the'r'unning board of a r videdf at theedge 0p osite that joining the vehicle as iswell understood in the art. The

foregoing constructionis of the conventional type and it is to be understood that certain modifications may be made therein to adapt the tender for use in connection. withvehicles o-f-diiierent design without departing from the purview of my invention.

improvement in fender construction consists in providing a plurality of fins generi'cally indicated by 15 which are disposed on the under side of the hood ll and which ex tend. longitudinally thereof The fins 15 are arranged to have the wider end portion 16 thereof disposedadjacent the lip 13 while the l 3 therelatively fiat portions 14 'Thei nterme diate portionsof the fins 15 are arranged to. gradually decrease in height; from the wider end portion 16 to the 'narrowerend'portion 17 Theffins'l'5 are arranged to extend radieif ally with respect .to the tire with which the fender is associated. r

v \Vhen waterand thelike is splasheid against i the underside ofthehood I 1;; to dire'ctthe same downwardly toward the 7 flat portioni l l and prevent the water from thinner-end portions '17terminate adjacent;

lO'the fins 15 serve passing to and accumulating along the lower I edge of the lip 12, In this manner'substantially allot the water will be discharged ad- I j acent the lowermost portion of the fender; 'Which will obviously be adj acent the fiat por- V tionlt. 1

"While I have illustrated and described the 90 preferred form of-construction for carrying t 7 my invention into eiiect, this 'is 'cap'ab'le' of; 7 fivariation and modification, without-depart ing'from the spirit'of the invention. 1, there fore, do not wishito' be limitedto the precise detailsofconstruction set forth but desire to? avail myself of such variations modifica ed-claim; is l V, I i I Having thus described my invention what i 'fionscome'wibhinee o eb 'a pe dF V terslPatent is:

, i anged on the underfsid ofisaid hood in' 1; spaced ap 1 t ,re1a,ti( n; said finsz 'e xfiending from-a-pgin t' ade'nt l the-forward endhofis-aidr "hood-i0 a. oint djac nt the rear 'lowegr end x f'wi'de end pjortionsadj acenii thffo-fward end 1 (if said hobd while the hai rbwer'end portions" are disposed adj agent. the, neargxldfihqreOf. I

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